When a publicly held corporation earns a profit, the money is usually split between dividend payments and retained earnings. Typically, companies calculate retained earnings by subtracting dividends ...

Retained earnings represent the accumulated net income your business keeps after paying all costs, expenses and taxes. The retained earnings balance changes if you pay your stockholders a dividend. If ...

Retained earnings are profits that are earned by a company but are not distributed out to shareholders as dividends payments. Retained earnings can be used to fund operations, for large capital ...

Retained earnings are net profits not paid as dividends but held or reinvested by the company. Apple's retained earnings decreased due to heavy stock repurchases while Texas Instruments' increased.